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...territory proportionately to its size than any other world nation. Last fortnight the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague clinched Denmark's claim to all Greenland, 50 times as big as Denmark (TIME, April 17). Last week like a small dog that has just buried one bone. Denmark whirled bristling to protect another...
...much-gnawed bone is Schleswig-Holstein. In 1460 the Kings of Denmark became Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein, agreed never to join it to Denmark. They kept their word for almost 200 years, then lost it to Sweden, got it back in chunks. In 1806 Schleswig-Holstein was joined to Denmark. In 1848 Denmark allowed German-populated Holstein to join the German Confederation and during the next two years beat off Prussia's ungrateful attempt to seize Schleswig too. But in 1864 Austria and Prussia ganged up on Denmark, bloodily took Schleswig away. For 50 years Schleswig and Holstein were...
...Louisville, Ky., the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was enjoined in a test suit to see whether it was legal to ship beer through the State, which was still bone...
BOWSPRIT ASHORE-Alexander H. Bone - Doubleday, Doran ($2.50). Autobiography of the younger brother of Artist Muirhead Bone and Skipper David William Bone...
National League. The Chicago Cubs, National League champions, were less discouraged than they might have been by an accident to Outfielder Cuyler last week. In a game against Hollywood he fractured his right leg sliding to second base. He broke a bone in his foot a year ago and got back into the lineup in time to help his team win the pennant. More discouraging to Manager Charles Grimm has been the failure of his new pitchers to round into shape, though he has a staff of able veterans-Malone, Bush, Root, Warneke -to fall back upon...